Deinde, a paucis initio facto

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Deinde, a paucis initio facto

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Deinde, a paucis initio facto, universi Romulum 'deum deo natum, regem parentemque urbis Romanae' salvere iubent.

Later, having begun with a few, all hailed Romulus 'a god born from the gods, the king and father of the Roman city.

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Re: Deinde, a paucis initio facto

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Deinde isn't exactly "later." More like "then" or "next."

a paucis initio facto -- literally, "the beginning having been made by a few," "a few having begun".

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Re: Deinde, a paucis initio facto

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Many thanks.

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